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This year’s international congress of vexillology, held in the capital of the United States of America, fits neatly into the context of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the autonomy and independence of the Republic of Slovenia. 2011 also marks the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Slovene national flag. The design of such an important and recognizable national symbol such as a Slovene flag can be traced to the 7th century, the period of the earliest Slavic state—the Duchy of Carantania. It is exactly through Carantania and its unique system of inaugurating dukes at Gosposvetsko polje (Maria Saal)—a practice which continued in the Slovene language until 1414—that another interesting connection emerges between the Slovenes and the U.S.A. The influence of the installation of dukes in Carantania can be clearly observed in the Declaration of Independence, 1776. Since the flags in their original concept illustrate the colors of an emblem, the first symbol of this kind in the history of Slovene people was the Carantania’s panther. Today’s Slovenian flag developed from this early symbol.

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